3. Jaal Ama Darav (Resistance Fighter)
Jaal is quite the interesting character. He’s the only member of your crew that is from the Heleus Cluster, with all of the other members being former citizens of the Milky Way. He’s an Angaran soldier, and they’re interesting beings. For one, they are secretive, yet incredibly honest. They don’t hide emotions, so you will always know exactly how they feel about you which is useful (although most just hate you at first). Jaal is willing to learn about humans, and the other races as well, and really wants to build that alliance with the Andromeda Initiative. He puts himself in your care so you can prove yourself and so that you two may learn from one another. He’s not the most lively person on the ship, often missing jokes and being generally confused by the phrases we use, but that’s all part of his odd charm. It also helps that he’s great on the field.
His kit is full Tech: Energy Drain, Sticky Grenade, and Avenger Strike. He can move about the field quickly leaving traps and keeping himself charged up as he unleashes attack after attack. The Avenger Strike alone is perfect against more tricky Kett, since those love to hide and try to pick you off from shadows. Usually the melee skills of your allies don’t fare well, but thanks to Jaal’s impressive resilience, he makes out just fine. Having him restore his shields on melee hits is a must, especially during the tight encounters you find yourself in later in the game.
One of his best uses comes from either his Suppressive Fire or Shredding Rounds perk (they’re both Rank 4 Rebel Soldier skills, so you can only choose one). These are debuffs he can place on enemies just by shooting them. The former makes it so enemies do less damage, allowing you to close the distance without much worry. The latter makes it so everyone deals more damage to enemies that Jaal shoots. Against powerful foes, this is invaluable.
